About us
Alliance of Heroic Hearts: Cosplay for a Cause
Our story
Alliance of Heroic Hearts is a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of bringing out the hero in ordinary people. Our heroic volunteers are here to educate, encourage, and inspire children everywhere by showing them they do not need superpowers to make a difference in their community. Alliance of Heroic Hearts is completely funded by the generosity of donations from incredible people like you. We never have and never will charge for anything we do.
Our values
As an organization, we believe in the power of a community coming together to uplift each other and change the world! We aim to inspire and bring out the hero in everyone, but particularly in youth and neurodivergent individuals.
Our history
Inspired by the lack of positive role models in a modern day era, Maya Shenoy, a neuropsychology student, created Alliance of Heroic Hearts in the fall of 2015 to harness the influence/energy of popular characters and channel them into a stream of education, encouragement, and inspiration. By visiting schools, hospitals, libraries, and community events under the identity of superheroes and princesses, the group was able to instill values of hope, happiness, and success upon children and families. Through dancing, singing, crafting, and stories, volunteers of Alliance of Heroic Hearts are able to take a creative and diverse approach to restructuring the way children view role models.